Sibu, Malaysia

It has been one of the top performers of Bursa Malaysia, with its share price gaining some 60.36% to RM5.35 on a year to date basis.

MIRI: Leaders of rival factions within SUPP have been told to work harder on reconciliation so as to regain the trust of urban voters.

Sarawak Barisan Nasional has rejected the main reason behind it losses in urban areas in the recent 13th general election due dwindling support of Chinese communities toward BN.

Last year, the library registered 609 compared to 637 in 2011, 679 in 2010, 669 in 2009 and 528 in 2008.

Telekom Malaysia Bhd will continue to expand its Unifi high-speed broadband service in Sarawak as the demand for the service is expected to grow.

KUCHING, May 14 Bernama -- The Sarawak Barisan Nasional backbenchers will continue to assist its colleagues from the Sarawak United People's Party , especially in preparation for the next state election, its BN Backbenchers Club chairman Abdullah Saidol said Tuesday.

Two individuals will be charged in the Magistrate's Court tomorrow for offences committed during the 13th general election.

SIBU: The Royal Malaysian Navy will continue to patrol the waters off Sabah's east coast although the Eastern Sabah Security Command, which is overseeing the overall security in the area, has started its operations.

MIRI: Barisan Nasional component party SPDP knows its deputy president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing is capable of representing Sarawakian Chinese in the Malaysian Cabinet if picked as a Federal minister.

Malindo Air, Malaysia's only hybrid airline, today announced plans to expand its network by commencing flights to Sibu , Miri and Tawau .

SIBU: The victories of DAP in Sibu, Lanang and Sarikei in the just-concluded 13th general election were not unexpected, but still the majority its candidates received was quite stunning.

MIRI, May 6 -- Like the mythological phoenix that rises above the ashes, the Sarawak United People's Party will be back, says party veteran and former president Tan Sri Dr George Chan.

MIRI: A high turnout of voters is expected today at every polling station, including in the remote parliamentary constituencies, barring unforeseen last minute problems.

DAP national political education director Liew Chin Tong said the Pakatan Rakyat coalition is in a strong position to win the 13th General Election on May 5. He said the latest political forecast in Peninsular Malaysia was 53 per cent in favour of PR and 47 per cent for the BN.

Boosted by the strong support from Sarawakians, especially at the tail-end of the campaign, the Sarawak Barisan Nasional coalition is optimistic that its conservative forecast of winning 26 of the 31 parliamentary seats at stake in the state in the 13th general election can come true.

Claiming to have a copy of an e-mail between top executives in an airline company implying that officers in the PMO were behind the charter, Anwar alleged that the foreigners would be ferried to various constituencies in the peninsula to vote in favour of Barisan Nasional.

Pakatan Rakyat today quoted an "internal source" as saying that the coalition is in a deadlock situation with BN three days ahead of the general election - where both sides could win 110 parliamentary seats each.

The people of Sarawak have been urged to reject the Barisan Nasional in order to send a clear message to Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud that his time is up.

SIBU: Operators of karaoke pubs here are advised to write to the Association of Entertainment Centres of Sarawak for an exemption from moving their premises to the ground floor.

The billboards, erected by DAP near the airport and several locations in Kuching, were meant to welcome Najib, said Chong Chieng Jen, Sarawak DAP secretary.